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I'm somewhat of a noob with effects, I was wondering if the Axe-Fx could replicate atmospheric/electronic sounds? I'd love to use my guitar to create some sort of relaxed spacey backing track, would the Axe-Fx be able to create music along the lines of this?
holy shit, its here already... it only took 2 days!
anyways i need a little help getting started, i was recommended that SPDIF was the best way to connect the axe to my presonus firepod. and i know ill need some MIDI cables to use axe edit and to update firmware and bla bla. now i was also told to hear myself through my computer i would need to plug some monitors into the firepod.
anything else?
SPDIF would be one of the ways to connect although I've heard the quality difference is barely, if at all, noticable between using any other methods (1/4 or XLR) - just make sure you use high quality cables.
Are you on a Mac or PC? If your using a Mac, in Logic's preferences, I have my MBox 2 as my In Put and my Out put is "On Board Audio" or "Built In Output" so it plays through my normal computer speaker system. I can't imagine Windows based DAW's would be much different? I plan on getting some nice KRK Rokit's though because they have seperate imputs so you can run your computer through them using the 1/4's, but also run the AxeFX directly into them using XLR's!
Also your AxeFX has the latest Firmware on it (I ordered mine a week before you and mine has the newest so yours should)
Hey guys, I've got a few questions regarding hooking up my ultra to an atomic powered wedge. If I understand correctly, the proper (or at least valid) connection chain would be
guitar --> instr. input --> output (unbalanced left) --> input (atomic fr wedge)
I've been reading around and for the connection between the axe-fx and the cab could I use any 1/4" to 1/4" cable (such as an instrument cable) or should it be a speaker cable?
Finally, as dumb as I feel asking I need to hear it directly. Can any harm be done by turning on the axe-fx when it is not connected to any output? I would imagine it is safe to turn on the powered cab without an input as the connection between poweramp and speaker is internal and no flyback voltages would be possible, but I just have to hear it from someone else, lol.
Thanks in advance
Did you happen to try out any QSC speakers? I have an Ultra and am going the FRFR route, but I do not have an opportunity to try any out since the music stores here suck![]()
Yes, I tried out a QSC and thought it was awesome.
I narrowed my decision down to some $600 monitor
and a $1300 QSC and AB'd those for a while.
The QSC and this other one were miles apart.
Then the guy helping me brought out the Mackie...
That's game fucking over.
It blew the fuck out of the QSC. By far.
Not saying the QSC isn't great, because it was.
Until that HD 1531 got set up.
So a bit off topic but I have a question for all you Axe Fx users out there
In my band my other guitar player has a Vetta II head, and sometimes he uses the detune effect and gets that "Danza" sound. Now I searched through the effects in the Axe because I will need that sound as well, and I don't have anything called "detune".
So my question is, how do I create that sound with the Axe Fx? Can I?